Report: Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy Revision

The Cabinet:

1.                Agreed to the revised Private Sector Housing Enforcement policy in Appendix 1. 

Report: Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy Revision

The original Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy was approved by Cabinet in December 2017 following the decision taken at Cabinet to establish a property licensing scheme in October 2017.

The policy has been reviewed and updated to keep pace with changes to legislation, enforcement options and updated fees and charges to ensure that it remains current and fit for purpose.  This Cabinet Report seeks approval for those updates.

The Private Sector Enforcement team is a small team with only three staff and is a net cost to the general fund.  

The proposed new policy does slightly increase the scope of the team and so may create additional work.  However, it is expected that it will be possible to absorb this within the team, so no additional resources are required.

The Cabinet:

1.                Agreed to the revised Private Sector Housing Enforcement policy in Appendix 1.